Three-hit pitching by J.R. Richard enabled the Astros to defeat the Expos, 4-0, for their fourth straight victory. Art Howe hit a triple and single, driving in two runs, and Jose Cruz, who had three hits, scored twice in the Astros' support of Richard. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    27, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Astros       0  1  1    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .290      Puhl lf,cf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .290
Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Cabell 3b             2   0   0   1     0   0   .280
Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .279        Sperring 3b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .198
Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .280      Cedeno cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Carter c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .274        Howard lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Unser rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Cruz rf               4   2   3   1     0   0   .296
Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .247      Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Ferguson c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .249
Bahnsen p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .108      Howe 2b               3   0   2   2     0   0   .265
  Frias ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .180
  Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Richard p             3   1   1   0     0   1   .214
  Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .183
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   3   0     0   7             Totals               33   4  10   4     0   3

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 15,372
Left on Base: Expos 3, Astros 5
DP: Expos 0, Astros 0
Doubles: Cruz (27)
Triples: Howe (4), Puhl (2)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (17)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(7-6)          5     9   4   4   0   2   0  23   5.07
Atkinson                2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.65
Kerrigan                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.11
Totals                  8    10   4   4   0   3   0  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(13-10)        9     3   0   0   0   7   0  30   2.78
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0   7   0  30

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Doug Harvey


EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (second to first); Cromartie
singled; Dawson made an out to second; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled; Cabell forced Puhl (second to
shortstop); Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter flied out to center; Unser grounded out
(second to first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled; Watson grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Cruz to second]; Ferguson struck out; Howe tripled [Cruz
scored]; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier flied out to left; Bahnsen grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl
tripled; Cabell grounded out (third to first) [Puhl scored];
Cedeno made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 2.

EXPOS 4TH: SPERRING REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 3B); Cromartie
grounded out (third to first); Dawson struck out; Perez flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz doubled; Watson flied out to center [Cruz to
third]; Ferguson made an out to second; Howe singled [Cruz
scored]; Metzger flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
0, Astros 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Unser flied out
to center; Parrish grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Richard singled; Puhl flied out to left; Sperring
struck out; Cedeno singled [Richard to second]; Cruz singled
[Richard scored, Cedeno to second]; Watson flied out to center;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

EXPOS 6TH: PUHL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HOWARD REPLACED
CEDENO (PLAYING LF); Speier made an out to second; FRIAS BATTED
FOR BAHNSEN; Frias grounded out (third to first); Cash singled;
Cromartie forced Cash (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: ATKINSON REPLACED FRIAS (PITCHING); Ferguson
singled; Howe forced Ferguson (first to shortstop); Metzger
grounded out (second to first) [Howe to second]; Richard struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
struck out; Carter made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Sperring
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Unser singled; Parrish struck out; Speier forced
Unser (second to shortstop); MORALES BATTED FOR ATKINSON;
Morales made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: KERRIGAN REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Cruz flied out
to center; Watson grounded out (third to first); Ferguson flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie made
an out to third; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Astros 4.